Upgrading Shovelheads - Putting A Six In A Shovel -Tech

First, Larry removed the battery cable. He wouldn't let me touch anything, so I took notes like a mad dog and listened to the Rivera/Primo team bicker. "Don't touch a tool, Bandit," Larry barked. "You ain't a mechanic here."

Larry ended up removing both pipes.

He lifted the seat and removed the battery cables first, then started removing the massive FLH battery and battery box. "I have to cut on it," Larry explained as he pointed at the supplied directions and template for cutting the back battery bracket that bolts to the oil bag. The oil bag also needed cutting.

You wouldn't want to handle this task of removing the solenoid with the battery still connected

Next, Larry removed the old starter in one piece to retain it. "It's a Shovelhead," Larry said. "I don't have to loosen the tranny bolts; they're already loose."

Ah, the famous cardboard oil drain tool.Then he drained the oil, discovered the broken oil bag tab, and disconnected the solenoid.

Next, the primary was removed. It contained a broken belt, because oil had leaked into the primary and weakened the belt structure.

He then removed the clutch basket, which had left-handed threads, and the engine pulley with right-handed threads.

Larry cut off the safety wires holding the inner primary fasteners in place and removed the inner primary. Larry also removed the rear drivechain.